I've was sent on health and safety, first aid, and sea survival training courses the other week. I'm prepared for anything! Apart for dancing penguins!

As it's summer when I go down, the research station will be (relatively) busy, with other scientists from other institutions. There's 5 in our group, and I think the maximum overall number will be about 50 people. In winter it's only roughly 10 people. And on Bird Island (to the north of the island), there's only 4 of them during the winter!